ABI – SPRING SHENINAGANS- Scent Dog Trial
SATURDAY April 18th, 2026 – Challenge Games
SUNDAY – April 19th , 2026 - Lost & Found
Entries Open: March 16th, 20206
Entries Close: April 16th, 2026
Saturday @ 9:00
Challenge Games is the first of 4 Programs in the ABI Scent Dog Program. Each game is skill-driven and designed to target specific important skills needed to be successful in all Nosework Programs. YES there are many titles to be earned. Up your Nosework Game, build skills, and QUALIFY MORE.
Challenge Games
Judge – Justin Brundage & Lisa Christie
Back Up: Sean Kent
AGAINST THE ODDS
**The primary goal this game is to test a dog/handler team’s ability to search an area without knowing how many hides are present, to help handlers build confidence in their dog’s abilities to search an area, and call clear effectively.
**Within Against The Odds, there will be an odd number of hides within the search area, either 1, 3, or 5. There will also be an equal number of distractions. The handler is to call clear when they believe that all hides have
Skills building: Calling an area clear, distraction work, being observant of in-odor behaviour, working in an area with many converging scents.
ONCE AROUND
In this challenge game, you are only going around the search area once, a series of boxes and or objects, with multiple scents.
• Skills Building: searching in an area with converging scents and being observant of in odor behaviour
Introducing Hi – LOW
Hi-Low challenges teams to locate hides that are placed either high off the ground (2 - 4 feet) or very low to the ground (under 1 foot).
*SKILL Building This game emphasizes a dog’s ability to search vertically, and helps handlers better understand how to facilitate and encourage thorough searches across all height ranges.
Introducing HIT THE WALL
In Hit The Wall, hides will be placed along a solid wall, positioned high or low. The hides may be hidden in non-traditional items such as envelopes or bags. Hides will be placed on a wall in varying heights, from 6 inches up to 3 ½ feet off the ground
SKILL Building This exercise is designed to build the dog’s confidence in searching perimeter areas of a ring, and identify unconventional hide locations.
CLUSTER
In this challenge game, you are searching clusters of objects and or boxes that are in very close proximity to each other, with multiple scents
• Skill building: building accuracy of search, pinpointing multiple scents which are close together, working with converging scents, and being observant of in-odor behaviour
* UKC scents are used in the first level of all ABI Scent Dog Games
• If entered in UKC event entries are $15
• $25 if not entered in UKC Event
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Entries
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Entry form and rules can be found on the ODS and ABI Facebook page in files section
• DAY OF SHOW ENTRIES AVAILABLE
Sunday April 19th, 2026- Lost & Found
Judge: Justin Brundage & Lisa Christie
Apprentice: Marcia Case
Lost and Found is ABI Scent Dog Programs' latest, new, and exciting offering. This program has been in development and testing since 2021 and is now ready for our Nosework Community to enjoy.
The program showcases a dog's ability to work independently to find an unfamiliar scented object. It is recommended that dogs have the skills equivalent to a UKC Advanced Nosework title, Novice Handler Discrimination title, and/or tracking experience prior to the program.
Trial #1 @ 9:00
Exterior – Seeker and Locator
Interior – Seeker, Locator, Discoverer
Containers – Seeker, Locator, Discoverer
• If entered in UKC event entries are $15
• $25 if not entered in UKC Event
• GO TO ABI OR ODS FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE INFO OR
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Entries
• Contact us at
YWJpcGVyZm9ybWFuY2UgfCB5YWhvbyAhIGNvbQ== to register
Entry form and rules can be found on the ODS and ABI Facebook page in files section
• DAY OF SHOW ENTRIES AVAILABLE
Trial Coordinator
Amanda Mercanti
907168 TWP Rd 12
Bright, ON N0J 1B0 Canada
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Trial Secretary
Lisa Christie
907168 TWP Rd 12
Bright, ON N0J 1B0 Canada
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Trial Chairperson
Francois Gichereau
416.669.4363
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LOCATION
Oxford Dog Sports |
907168 TWP Rd 12
Blenheim (Bright), ON N0J 1B0
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